A patient is receiving long-term clindamycin therapy for a life-threatening infection. The nurse will begin by monitoring this drug therapy by obtaining
A) blood glucose levels daily for 1 week.
B) establishing the patient's auditory abilities.
C) a baseline complete blood count.
D) liver enzymes weekly until the drug therapy is completed.
Question 2
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old patient with renal insufficiency and chronic heart failure who is receiving rapid infusions of high-dose furosemide. It will be a priority for the nurse to monitor for
A) hepatic encephalopathy.
B) ototoxicity.
C) vascular thrombosis.
D) dehydration.
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